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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
acquaintance
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
activity
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
age
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
almost
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
baby
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
Bell
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From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
boyhood
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
bright
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
careworn
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
charm
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
conversation
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
countenance
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
darling
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
decide
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From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
early
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
experiencing
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
faces
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
father
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From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
few
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
fresh
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
full
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
gown
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From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
grave
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
green
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From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
grow
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
HEIRnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading HEIR HUNTING.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
Horton
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
how
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From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
HUNTING
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From this reading HEIR HUNTING.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
inexpressible
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
lady
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
lost
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
made
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From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
making
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
man
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
manner
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
marry
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From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
middle
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
Monks
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
More
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
mother
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From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
nephew
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
old
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
past
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
pet
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
Peter
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From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
profession
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From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
put
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From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
recalled
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
said
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From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
seen
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
seldom
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
shrubberies
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
sixteen
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From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
somewhat
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
Then
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From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
tone
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
twenty
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
up
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From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
vigour
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
walking
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
waxed
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From this reading More and more confidential waxed the conversation, for the lady was making fresh acquaintance with a nephew seldom seen since he had been her pet and darling as almost a baby, and he was experiencing the inexpressible charm of tone and manner that recalled the young mother he had lost in early boyhood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
WORDSWORTH
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From this reading 'And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, To marry Peter Bell!'--WORDSWORTH.
years
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
young
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From this reading In the shrubberies of Monks Horton were walking a lady somewhat past middle age, but full of activity and vigour, with one of those bright faces that never grow old, and with her a young man, a few years over twenty, with a grave and almost careworn countenance.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Then your mind is made up,' she said; 'you are quite right to decide on having a profession; but how does your father take it?'
